II. Orthotics

A new model of plastic ankle foot orthosis (FAFO (II)) against spastic foot and genu recurvatum.

A plastic ankle foot orthosis (AFO) was developed, referred to as functional ankle foot orthosis Type 2 (FAFO (II)), which can deal with genu recurvatum and the severe spastic foot in walking. Clinical trials were successful for all varus and drop feet, and for most cases of genu recurvatum. Electromyogram studies showed that the FAFO (II) reduced the spasticity of gastrocnemius and hamstring m...

Prosthetics and orthotics in Latin America.

A microcomputer-based system for measuring temporal asymmetry in amputee gait.

This paper reports the development of a microcomputer-based system for measuring the temporal factors of amputee gait. The system has been designed for possible use in a standard clinical environment. It consists of a simple walkway, two photoelectric beam relays, a control unit and an APPLE II Plus microcomputer. Preliminary clinical assessment of the system has been conducted. The gait charac...

Amputation surgery in the lower extremity--part II.

Vascular disease Vascular disease has played an increasingly important role in the field of amputa t ion . Atherosclerosis is widespread in Nor the rn Europe , N o r t h America and elsewhere in the world and several publications (Hansson, 1965 and Robinson, 1976) demonstrate that over 80 per cent of pr imary amputa t ions are now performed on patients with vascular disease and this despite a n...

Comparison of plantar pressure distribution patterns between foot orthoses provided by the CAD-CAM and foam impression methods.

Foot orthotic treatment is one of the major conservative methods used to handle foot problems. Total plantar contact foot orthoses are used to reduce and redistribute peak pressures. For the fabrication of a total plantar contact foot orthosis, the computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) method has been applied. In this study, the plantar foot-orthosis interface pressur...